CTSH

Cognizant
IT Consulting & Other Services · Information Technology · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$58.17
-0.6% on the session
1-year return
-11.2%
-5.5% over six months
Volatility
41.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-54.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Cognizant is a it consulting & other services name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned -11.2%, against +33.2% over three months and -10.0% over one. It sits 3.4% below its 200-day average, close enough that the trend is undecided. Annualized volatility of 41.7% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -54.8%, and it has traded a median $370M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.07 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#43 of 72
Stronger than 41% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#173 of 496

How CTSH scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in IT Consulting & Other Services.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.6%
1 week+2.5%
1 month-10.0%
3 months+33.2%
6 months-5.5%
1 year-11.2%
12-1 momentum-1.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)41.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-54.8%
Distance vs 200-day average-3.4%
Return per unit of risk-0.27
Median daily dollar volume$370M
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